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Pool of London is a 1951 British noir[3] crime film directed by Basil Dearden.[4] It stars Bonar Colleano, Earl Cameron and Susan Shaw.[5]

Pool of London
Original British quad format film poster
Directed by	Basil Dearden
Screenplay by	Jack Whittingham John Eldridge
Produced by	Michael Balcon Michael Relph (associate producer)
Starring	Bonar Colleano Earl Cameron Susan Shaw
Cinematography	Gordon Dines
Edited by	Peter Tanner
Music by	John Addison
Production company	Ealing Studios
Distributed by	GFD (UK)
Release date	22 February 1951 (1951-02-22) (UK) [1]
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£130,000[2]

Plot

The character-driven story of Pool of London centres around the crew of the merchant ship Dunbar, which docks in the Pool of London. The crew members are given shore leave, with some practising petty smuggling and other various dodges. Set in post-war London, the film is of note for portraying the first interracial relationship in a British film.[6]

Black crew member Johnny (Earl Cameron), an all-round nice guy, meets a pretty blonde, Pat (Susan Shaw), who offers to show him the sights of London. In a visually-rich montage, they visit the National Maritime Museum and the Greenwich Observatory. Also shown briefly are views from the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and some of the bombed areas around the cathedral before the rebuilding of Paternoster Square.

Another seaman, Dan (Bonar Colleano), inadvertently becomes involved with a jewel robbery in which a night watchman is murdered.

Main cast

Release

Pool of London premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 22 February 1951.[1]

Critical reception

In The New York Times, Bosley Crowther wrote, "there is excitement and suspense in the gritty and grimy melodramatics," and concluded that the film, "though not distinguished, is entertaining and has the flavor of a great shipping port."[7]

References

External links

• Pool of London at the British Film Institute
• Pool of London at the BFI's Screenonline
• Pool of London at IMDb

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